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Broadway embraced its newest dysfunctional family, The Lyons, on April 23, when Nicky Silver’s acclaimed play officially opened at the Cort Theatre. The comedy about a family dealing with the impending death of their patriarch first premiered off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre in the fall of 2011. The show's stars Linda Lavin, Dick Latessa, Kate Jennings Grant and Michael Esper ...

Nicky Silver’s The Lyons roars onto Broadway after an acclaimed off-Broadway debut. Directed by Mark Brokaw, the comedy stars Linda Lavin, Dick Latessa, Michael Esper and Kate Jennings Grant as the Lyons family, who must deal with the imminent death of the patriarch and their isolated lives. Broadway.com Word of Mouth panelists Kim, Kean and Scott headed to the ...

Tony winners Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa return to Broadway as the Rita and Ben Lyons, the less-than-stellar parents of Michael Esper and Kate Jennings Grant in Nicky Silver’s comedy The Lyons. Directed by Mark Brokaw, this hilarious play about a dysfunctional New York family opens April 23 at the Cort Theatre. Check out a deliciously funny preview below and ...

Tony winners Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa are back on Broadway as the over-the-top parents to Broadway favorites Michael Esper and Kate Jennings Grant in Nicky Silver’s The Lyons. If you thought your mother was overbearing, just wait until you meet Rita Lyons! We’ve got a first look at production photos from this hilarious new comedy, which officially opens at ...

Linda Lavin, Dick Latessa and the company of The Lyons welcomed two very famous faces on April 14. Funnyman Billy Crystal dropped by the Cort Theatre for some laughs and to see Linda Lavin in her starring role as Rita Lyons. Also on hand was three-time Tony winner and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Neil Simon, who came out to support Lavin and ...

Think your family is dysfunctional? Meet the Lyons! As matriarch Rita Lyons, Linda Lavin is always quick with a zinger, especially when they come at the expense of her ill husband (Dick Latessa) or her grown children (Michael Esper and Kate Jennings Grant). In the videos below, lioness Rita Lyons doles out motherly advice on romantic relationships and more importantly ...

Think your family is dysfunctional? Meet the Lyons! As Ben Lyons (Dick Latessa) lies dying in the hospital, he is kept company by his nagging wife (Linda Lavin) and his estranged and troubled children (Michael Esper and Kate Jennings Grant), and that’s just the beginning. Nicky Silver's The Lyons roars onto Broadway beginning April 5, following its sold-out run off-Broadway ...

They’ll soon bring a biting brand of family drama to Broadway, but the cast of The Lyons showed off their lighter sides when they chatted up the theater press on March 28. Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa are the heads of the troubled Lyon clan, and they were joined at Davenport Studios by their estranged onstage children (Michael Esper and ...